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Schmidt on his game in 7-3 win over Dodgers
By Jeremy Kahn August 18, 2006 |
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SAN FRANCISCO-What a tumultuous week it has been for the San Francisco Giants players, manager, coaches, executives and so forth. Since losing a heartbreaking 1-0 extra inning to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium, the Giants have reeled off five consecutive victories, with the fifth in a row coming before a sellout crowd of 42,862 at AT&T Park. “We’re fighting a lot of stuff around here, a few injuries, guys not hitting here and there… The pitching has been super; the starting pitching has been super,” said Giants manager Felipe Alou. Jason Schmidt, who pitched eight innings in his last start on Sunday, pitched 7.1 innings, as the Giants defeated the Dodgers 7-3. In all, Schmidt pitched into the eighth inning, before giving way to Vinny Chulk, then Mike Stanton and finally Armando Benitez. Schmidt scattered just four hits, while walking three and striking out five on his way to his tenth win of the season. “Great game. He settled down after the first inning. Threw a lot of pitches in that first inning but after that he was ok,” said Alou. “Until the eighth inning, then it was obvious he was out of rhythm.” Shea Hillenbrand came within a triple of the cycle, as he picked up three hits, including his third home run as a member of the Giants. “He can really hit, that guy. If he can get hot, he can carry us. He can carry a team for a long way. He can really hit,” said Alou. Moises Alou continued his domination of Dodgers starting pitcher Brad Penny, as he went 2-for-3 against the 2006 National League All-Star game starter. With the two more hits, Alou raised his career batting average against Penny .476, as he is 10-for-21 lifetime against the righthander, who helped the Florida Marlins to a second World Series Championship over the New York Yankees in 2003. Hillenbrand, Steve Finley and Omar Vizquel all hit home runs for the Giants. It was first home run for Vizquel since May 22, a span of 282 at-bats for the perennial Gold Glove winning shortstop. |
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